2:26:01
Your songs were a symbol
of the American spirit.
2:26:06
"Over There" was just as powerful
a weapon as any cannon...
2:26:11
...as any battleship we had
in the First World War.
2:26:15
Today we're all soldiers.
We're all on the front.
2:26:19
We need more songs to express America.
2:26:23
I know you and your comrades
will give them to us.
2:26:28
Mr. President,
I've just begun to earn this medal.
2:26:33
It's quite a thing.
2:26:35
Well, it's the best material we could find,
what with priorities and all.
2:26:42
Goodbye, sir.
2:26:45
And I want you to know that
I'm not the only one that's grateful.
2:26:50
My mother thanks you. My father
thanks you. My sister thanks you.
2:26:54
And I assure you, I thank you.
2:26:57
And I wouldn't worry about this country
if I were you. We've got this thing licked.
2:27:03
Where else in the world could a plain guy
like me come in and talk with the head man?
2:27:08
Well, that's about as good a definition
of America as any I've ever heard.
2:27:13
- Goodbye, Mr. Cohan, and good luck.
- Goodbye, sir. And good luck to you.